3 Easy Ways to Incentivize Faculty with a Weekly School Newsletter
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Numbers don’t lie.
Stats show that recognizing employees for great work builds workplace loyalty. 88% of employees think rewards are important, and folks who don’t feel adequately recognized are twice as likely to look for a new job. But if your budget is super tight, what to do?
Good news: for most people, non-cash incentives are just as effective.
Enter the school newsletter 🥁
Do you write a weekly faculty/staff newsletter? If not, let’s go! A weekly memo is an excellent way to appreciate individual team members for their great work. If you can throw in a cup of coffee or some cookies, great. If not, the public recognition is really what matters in building loyalty and a celebratory school culture.
So, what would that look like?
3 ways you can cheer for folks in your weekly newsletter:
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Principal’s Hall of Fame…
- Feature two or three faculty or staff members each week who you’re recognizing for a common accomplishment (most helpful, most creative, fastest to complete paperwork, etc.)
- Write a sentence describing what each one has accomplished
- Get a quote from each with a tip for how they’ve accomplished what you’re recognizing them for
The Staff Recognizes…
- Link to a Google form each week, and invite faculty & staff to send a “shout out” to a colleague who’s helped them in some way
- The following week, publish all the “shout-outs” for a weekly feel-good
Special Editions
- Every month, create a “Special Edition” newsletter
- Feature the work of one or two faculty members
- Share lots of pictures of their classroom, an interview with them, and quotes from colleagues, students, and parents
- Send the “Special Editions” to the entire school community, as a way of giving public support and praise to faculty members
Continuity in a school has a direct impact on student success, so let’s give your faculty a reason to stick around.
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